Sweden

A prince consort in waiting: Daniel of Sweden

Prince Daniel of Sweden is a very rare royal indeed. For at the moment he is the only man in Europe lined up to be a prince consort to a queen regnant in waiting. While the youngest generation of the continent’s royals is dominated by girls who will grow up to rule, the next one up is filled with men who will be king. So Daniel’s place in modern European royalty is rather special indeed. He…
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Sweden

A new prince for Sweden less than 48 hours after the Royal Wedding

It’s a week that the Swedish Royal Family will never forget. Early this afternoon, Princess Madeleine gave birth to a son. His arrival comes less than 48 hours after her brother, Prince Carl Philip, married Sofia Hellqvist in Stockholm. Princess Madeleine and her husband, Chris O’Neill, have welcomed a son just hours after attending the Royal Wedding of her brother, Prince Carl Philip…
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Royal guests head to Stockholm for the wedding of the year

Royalty from around Europe will gather in Sweden in June 13th for the Royal Wedding of the year. Kings, queens, princes and princesses will all be present at the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace in Stockholm to see Prince Carl Philip, the only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, marry Sofia Hellqvist. Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist The Earl and Countess of Wessex will be present…
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A christening for Sweden's Princess Leonore

<![CDATA[Princess Madeleine of Sweden, 31, and her husband, Christopher O'Neill, a New-York-based financier, arrived in Stockholm early Tuesday in anticipation of their daughter Leonore's christening on 8 June. The cherub-cheeked three-month-old, who is fifth…